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Australia Labor Party strikes deal with Greens

Julia Gillard and Greens leader Bob Brown sign the deal under which the Greens will suport a Labor government

Australia’s Green Party has formally agreed to back the governing Labor Party, lifting the ALP’s numbers in parliament from 72 to73 and taking it to a dead heat with the opposition Liberal party.

However the decision over who will be the country’s next Prime Minister still lies with the three independent MPs who have yet to make up their minds who to support.

The widely-expected deal struck between Labor and the Greens means the newly elected Greens MP Adam Bandt will support the formation of a Labor Government but it does not include a Cabinet position for a Green.

Announcing the deal, Senator Bob Brown, the leader of the Greens, said today: “The Greens will ensure supply and oppose any motions of no-confidence in the…